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Reading Resources & Help for Ages 6-7

Reading Resources & Help for Ages 6-7

Find expert advice and tips for raising a successful reader at every age and level.
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Perfect Books for Beginning Readers

Learn which books are best for your 6- to 7-year-old.

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Developing Reading Skills

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Milestones & ExpectationsSee all

Common Core Standards for Reading & Writing: What Parents Need to Know
by Rachel Stack
What are the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and how will they affect your children?
Breaking the Code: Primary Grade Reading Skills
Encourage these signs of progress in your emerging reader.
Choose Books at the Right Reading Levels
Books at the right reading levels make for more fun and less frustration.
The 2nd Grade Reading Stumble
Help your 2nd grade reader overcome difficulties with the increasing challenge of 2nd grade reading.

Developing Reading SkillsSee all

Dav Pilkey's Fave Reads
The creator of Captain Underpants shares his favorite books.
Introducing Scholastic's Branches
Learn about Scholastic's new line of illustrated early chapter books for ages 5-8.
Summer Challenge 101 for Parents
New to the Scholastic Summer Challenge? Don’t worry, we’re giving you a crash course: The Scholastic Summer Challenge for parents 101.
3 Easy Ways to Boost Reading Skills
These tiny reading tricks have big rewards!

Book Selection TipsSee all

Road Trip Activity Books
by Rachael Taaffe
Toss one of these books in the car before you head out on your trip and you’ll keep the kids entertained (instead of squabbling).
"Guess What's Next" Books
by Michelle Anthony, PhD
Can your 6- to 7-year-old child guess what’s going to happen next in these stories?
Choosing Books for Your School-Age Reader
Select the best reads for early elementary schoolers.
Choose Books at the Right Reading Levels
Books at the right reading levels make for more fun and less frustration.

Reading TogetherSee all

Read and Play: "Inside Outside"
by Rachael Taaffe
One sign of a great kid’s book? It inspires ideas, games, and activities that make the story come to life.
Make the Connection
Read with your child — it’s the perfect way to bond.
Book Time Is Together Time
Give your beginning reader a boost with lots of shared reading.
Share a Good Book
Increase your child’s “book smarts” by reading aloud.

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New-Reader Roadblocks
Learn to tell the difference between ordinary beginner bumps and a more serious learning disorder.
Overcoming Dyslexia
Dr. Sally Shaywitz offers new facts — and new hope — about how every young child can become a better reader.

More Reading ResourcesSee all

Summer Challenge 101 for Parents
New to the Scholastic Summer Challenge? Don’t worry, we’re giving you a crash course: The Scholastic Summer Challenge for parents 101.
Summer Reading Tips From Librarians
Find out how to encourage summer reading.
Integrating Reading Into Everyday Life for Reluctant Readers
Try these tips to build language skills in ways that hardly seem like reading.
Bad Books Make Good Reading
Does your child want to read silly romances or stacks of comic books? Let her do it!

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